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Sindh braces for ‘super flood’ after deluges kill 33, displace 750,000 in Punjab
ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: Pakistan’s southern Sindh province is on high alert for a possible “super flood” as authorities prepare mass evacuations, after relentless monsoon deluges in neighboring Punjab killed at least 33 people and displaced 750,000 this week. Punjab, home to nearly 128 million people — almost half of Pakistan’s total population of 240 million — has been battered this week by floods triggered by heavy monsoon showers and excess water released by India.
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Punjab floods submerge over 1,600 villages in Pakistan, more than 1 million evacuated
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Punjab said it has evacuated a total of 1,147,000 people from areas at high risk from floods near the Sutlej, Chenab and Ravi rivers, the Provincial Disaster…
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Climate-driven floods push Pakistan to confront water infrastructure failures
ISLAMABAD: As record monsoon floods batter Pakistan’s Punjab province, officials are calling for urgent investment in dams and water infrastructure, arguing that India’s stronger…
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Pakistan evacuates 435,000 as monsoon floods kill 20 in Punjab
ISLAMABAD: Twenty people have died in Pakistan’s Punjab this week and more than 435,000 residents have been evacuated as record monsoon floods continue to sweep across the…
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Floods in Pakistan’s Punjab kill 30, displace over 1.5 million as rivers swell
ISLAMABAD: At least 30 people have been killed and more than 1.5 million affected as high floods in the Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej rivers submerged over 2,300 villages across…
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Sindh on high alert, 1.6 million at risk as floodwaters from Punjab move south
KARACHI: Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon on Saturday said the provincial government was “fully mobilized” to deal with the impact of floods in southern Pakistan, where…
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Floods in Pakistan’s Punjab kill 33, nearly 750,000 evacuated as rivers swell
ISLAMABAD: At least 33 people have been killed due to torrential rains and floods in Pakistan’s Punjab this week, a senior official confirmed on Sunday, as authorities ramp up…
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Sindh braces for ‘super flood’ after deluges kill 33, displace 750,000 in Punjab
ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: Pakistan’s southern Sindh province is on high alert for a possible “super flood” as authorities prepare mass evacuations, after relentless monsoon deluges in…
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Pakistan’s Punjab braces for more rains, cross-border flooding with 33 dead, 8 injured
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province braced for heavy monsoon rains and more cross-border flooding from India on Monday, as officials put the death toll at 33 from deadly…
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Pakistan warns heavy rains may intensify floods in Punjab this week with 41 killed
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a fresh warning that heavy rains this week may intensify floods in Punjab and the country’s capital…
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Pakistan’s Punjab on alert as Chenab floods threaten Gujrat, Sialkot settlements
ISLAMABAD: Authorities in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Wednesday warned of dangerous flooding along the Chenab River, with rising waters threatening riverside settlements in…
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Pakistan floods kill 43, displace 1.3 million in Punjab as rivers set to swell further
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Wednesday floods had killed at least 43 people in the last 10 days and displaced over 1.3 million in the breadbasket Punjab province, as swollen rivers…
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Mass evacuations in Pakistan’s flooded Punjab hit 300,000 in 48 hours
Pakistan began evacuations last month after India released water from overflowing dams into low-lying border regions.